South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville ward · Chelmsford. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 13% across Chelmsford (10.8 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.9% here, compared with 33.9% across Chelmsford (9 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 21.3% here, compared with 19.4% across Chelmsford (1.9 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
548 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 330 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 28 mapped crimes in September 2024; 58 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
28
5
October 2024
39
1
November 2024
26
1
December 2024
26
2
January 2025
23
0
February 2025
18
4
March 2025
34
2
April 2025
16
2
May 2025
33
3
June 2025
27
4
July 2025
25
1
August 2025
35
4
September 2025
19
2
October 2025
38
3
November 2025
33
5
December 2025
39
5
January 2026
38
4
February 2026
81
0
March 2026
61
5
April 2026
47
3
May 2026
37
4
June 2026
45
3
July 2026
52
9
August 2026
58
3
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
204
shoplifting
164
public order
42
criminal damage arson
38
other theft
26
drugs
25
vehicle crime
18
burglary
8
other crime
8
robbery
6
theft from the person
4
bicycle theft
3
possession of weapons
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
